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    Default Icicle? Transitional?

    So...I have seen these terms. What do these terms refer to? Are they more valuable and why???

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    Default Re: Icicle? Transitional?

    Richard Binder has some good resources on this. Esterbrook.net is also a really nice resource.

    Essentially the Transitional pens are ones that show characteristics of earlier Dollar Pens, such as the flat bottoms, and characteristics of the newer J series, such as the stepped cap jewel.

    Icicle is one of the finishes you find on J series pens. But both sites say all of this better than I do, and with photos to boot.

    As to value... the value has more to do with scarcity than anything, and these less common models and finishes create their own demand among collectors. Intrinsically, they are simply other well-made, nicely functioning Esterbrooks.
    Last edited by calluna; May 8th, 2013 at 07:00 PM.

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    Default Re: Icicle? Transitional?

    Many thanks for the information!\gforce

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    Default Re: Icicle? Transitional?

    As long as you are talking about "Esterbrooks" and "value", be sure to see the set that new member Procyon posted here - a set in the quite rare finish known as "cracked ice".
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